Green t-shirt with a portrait of MC Lyte: Museum Object and Cultural History
Green t-shirt with a portrait of MC Lyte: Date: 1990-2010. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970.
The object in the museum catalogue
A green t-shirt with the hem of the shirt and the sleeves cut off. The crew neck is also cut off to make a v-neck. The front of the shirt features a portrait of MC Lyte in sepia tones with cowrie shells along the edge of the left facing side and the top, and the portrait bordered with yellow and red color. A manufacturer's tag was cut from the interior center back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1990-2010
- Created by: Unidentified
- Owned by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
- Type: T-shirts
- Medium: cotton
- Dimensions: H x W: 21 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (55.2 x 36.8 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2011.118.6
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of MC Lyte
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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